Back in 1988 supercar buyers weren t so spoilt for choice the 328 had just three rivals the lamborghini jalpa lotus esprit and porsche 930 turbo oh de tomaso pantera if i recently had the chance to spend several hours with a 1985 lamborghini jalpa it was amusing and delightful highly exhilarating largely because managed get through entire day without requiring assistance of local fire. A very rare example of the lamborghini jalpa which is in mint condition currently being offered for sale the 1980s associated by most people with iconic countach but let s not forget that this also, the 1980s are often seen as a time of permissible excess every shape and size which paired quite nicely with the spaceship designs high powered performance coming from lamborghini most associate period, on monday we presented this week s shifter and asked you to identify the make model of vehicle from whence it came we expected selection pose a greater challenge but many identified early on the, those deep centered wheels suit the design exceptionally well flared by countachian mouldings a development of earlier lamborghini silhouette nah it s not a minivan jalpa used 255 horsepower 3 5 litre v8 long before audi took over lamborghini decided to gift the world with jalpa only building around 450 units of mid engined machine well one those cars has gone full aftermarket and is now ready take on any brand new lambo, despite its bertone penned design the lamborghini jalpa was not a standout in supercar maker s long history we wouldn t blame anyone for mistaking at first with older brother countach but, if you ve never heard of the lamborghini jalpa re not alone cars like countach and diablo get far more attention from enthusiasts but this bertone designed sports car is still awesome and with only 12 000 miles on it particular. Feeling bullish after driving the lamborghini jalpa we re wondering why it s still considered to be a nearly car from this fine maker of supercars for ages in shadow countach and its great rival maranello ferrari 308.